MONUMENTS PROTECTION PROGRAMME

MONUMENT CLASS DESCRIPTION

ENCLOSED OPPIDA

MAY 1989

1 Definition 2 Date 3 General Description 4 Distribution and regional variation
5 Rarity 6 Survival and Potential 7 Associations 8 Characterisation criteria
12 Bibliography 13 Acknowledgements 14 Figures

ENCLOSED OPPIDA

Alternative, colloquial and related terms: Defended settlements; Hillforts; Indigenous nucleated settlements; Oppida; Proto-urban settlements; Urban settlements

Ordnance Survey map term: Oppidum

RCHME Thesaurus Monument Type : Enclosed Oppidum.